New faculty spotlight: J. William Schleifer, M.D.

J. William Schleifer, M.D.

J. William Schleifer, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

  • Name: J. William Schleifer, M.D.
  • Hometown: Gainesville, Ga.
  • Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Research/professional interests:

  • Clinical cardiac electrophysiology
  • Ventricular and atrial arrhythmia ablation
  • Cardiac resynchronization
  • Lead extraction

How I fell in love with electrophysiology:
From the day I was introduced to ECGs, I was intrigued by the electrical activation of the heart. Then seeing the immediate impact I can have on patients by applying my understanding of arrhythmias confirmed that electrophysiology was the field for me.

Degrees:

  • M.D., Medical College of Georgia, Augusta
  • Internal medicine residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
  • Cardiovascular diseases fellowship, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale
  • Clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Memberships:

  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Heart Association
  • Heart Rhythm Society

Three things people may not know about me:

  • I play classical piano and recently performed a full solo recital.
  • I enjoy hiking with my family, particularly in the winter in Arizona.
  • I grew up on a poultry and cattle farm in Georgia. Once, I entertained the cows with my accordion.

2 comments

  1. Sydney Buckland, PhDc, CON says:

    Welcome – so glad to have you on board!

  2. Shirley Johnson says:

    Definitely a 5 star doctor. Improved my quality of life immensely. Now, if I could just learn how to pronounce his name.

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